New
associate dean and director of financial aid named
after nationwide search

Earl
Dowling, a financial aid specialist who directed Iowa
State University's $200 million student assistance
program for the past 15 years, has been named
associate dean and director of financial aid at
Stanford University, Dean of Admission and Financial
Aid Robin Mamlet announced.

Dowling,
who has worked in financial aid and student services
at a handful of public and private institutions over
the past 30 years, was hired after a yearlong,
nationwide search.

"I
am delighted to welcome Earl Dowling to
Stanford," Mamlet said. "Earl comes to us
with extensive experience in financial aid on a
national level and a genuine commitment to working
collaboratively across an institution to provide the
best possible service to students."

At Iowa
State, Dowling had been director of financial aid
since 1987, where he managed a $1.2 million
operations budget and an administrative staff of 12.
Among other accomplishments at Iowa, Dowling
initiated several technical changes in the department
that resulted in a more efficient, student-friendly
and effective operation. From 1980 to 1987, he headed
financial aid at the University of Cincinnati.

Dowling
holds a master's degree in guidance from Eastern
Kentucky University and a bachelor's degree in
education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He
has published several papers in professional journals
on modernizing student aid programs and served on
several university committees.

At
Stanford, Dowling will oversee a financial aid
program that last year provided some form of
assistance to 75 percent of undergraduates and
totaled more than $91 million in aid, loans and
work-study jobs.

Dowling,
who will formally assume the position Feb. 3, said
this was "a once-in-a-lifetime"
opportunity. He added, "To practice one's craft
at an exciting and dynamic university like Stanford
is every professional's ideal. Working at Stanford
will allow me to make full use of my professional
abilities and skills."